===== Tue 18 July 2023 ===== * SFI = 180 A = 24 K = 3 * **Membership of Bug Users Group confirmed : #318** * **Period 1** 1015z * **40m** * Heard end of a QSO of **GM4OAS** - Gordon - Mallaig - so I tail-ended and had nice catch-up chat - BVc - RCh * **Period 2** 2015z * **20m** - thought I'd try 20m for a change... * **CQ** - called by **LZ2UG** - Angel - Tirnovo - BVp - RSt - + Age = 79 * Called by **RU9UX** - Geo, Belovo (Siberia) - BVp - RSt - + Age = 73 * Called by **4O6DN** (Montenegro) - Don, Podgorica - SKh - RSt * Called by **SP3DGV** - Genek - Przeclaw - BVp/SKh - RSt * Called by **IZ1NQY** - Enzo - Camburzano - BVp - RSt + Born 1942/ham 1977 * Called by **HB9DAX/qrp** - Fred - BVp - lost him when I tried to QRP to match his 5W.... QSB? * A strange sort of evening - all the people calling me were on the slow side which is fine, but it tends to make me switch to a straight key in case my slowest bug speed (~18wpm) is either //to fast// or //too buggy// for someone who's only sending at 16-18wpm themselves. * **30m** CQ.... no replies..... * Just before leaving shack heard **CQ DE PH2CV** on 30m... * Worked **PH2CV** - Okko - Rotterdam - BVp - RSt